diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index 5e9e19b55..686814014 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Article < ApplicationRecord
   before_save       :clean_data
   after_commit      :async_score_calc
   after_save        :bust_cache
-  after_save        :update_main_image_background_hex
+  after_commit      :update_main_image_background_hex
   after_save        :detect_human_language
   before_save       :update_cached_user
   before_destroy    :before_destroy_actions, prepend: true
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class Article < ApplicationRecord
   def update_main_image_background_hex
     return if main_image.blank? || main_image_background_hex_color != "#dddddd"
 
-    Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexJob.perform_later(id)
+    Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexWorker.perform_async(id)
   end
 
   def detect_human_language
diff --git a/app/workers/articles/update_main_image_background_hex_worker.rb b/app/workers/articles/update_main_image_background_hex_worker.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f133a999a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/workers/articles/update_main_image_background_hex_worker.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module Articles
+  class UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexWorker
+    include Sidekiq::Worker
+
+    sidekiq_options queue: :high_priority, retry: 10
+
+    def perform(article_id)
+      article = Article.find_by(id: article_id)
+
+      return unless article
+
+      article.update_column(:main_image_background_hex_color, ColorFromImage.new(article.main_image).main)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/article_spec.rb b/spec/models/article_spec.rb
index cc05cc68c..6ed58c1a4 100644
--- a/spec/models/article_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/article_spec.rb
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ RSpec.describe Article, type: :model do
       it "enqueues a job to update the main image background if #dddddd" do
         article.main_image_background_hex_color = "#dddddd"
         allow(article).to receive(:update_main_image_background_hex).and_call_original
-        assert_enqueued_with(job: Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexJob) do
+        sidekiq_assert_enqueued_with(job: Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexWorker) do
           article.save
         end
         expect(article).to have_received(:update_main_image_background_hex)
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ RSpec.describe Article, type: :model do
       it "does not enqueue a job to update the main image background if not #dddddd" do
         article.main_image_background_hex_color = "#fff000"
         allow(article).to receive(:update_main_image_background_hex).and_call_original
-        assert_no_enqueued_jobs(only: Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexJob) do
+        sidekiq_assert_no_enqueued_jobs(only: Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexWorker) do
           article.save
         end
         expect(article).to have_received(:update_main_image_background_hex)
diff --git a/spec/workers/articles/update_main_image_background_hex_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/articles/update_main_image_background_hex_worker_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f04ef105c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/workers/articles/update_main_image_background_hex_worker_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Articles::UpdateMainImageBackgroundHexWorker, type: :job do
+  subject(:worker) { described_class.new }
+
+  describe "#perform" do
+    context "with article" do
+      let_it_be(:article) { create(:article) }
+
+      it "updates articles main image background hex" do
+        color_from_image = double
+        allow(color_from_image).to receive(:main).and_return("#eee")
+        allow(ColorFromImage).to receive(:new).and_return(color_from_image)
+
+        worker.perform(article.id)
+
+        expect(article.reload.main_image_background_hex_color).to eql("#eee")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "without article" do
+      it "does not error" do
+        expect { worker.perform(nil) }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end